Improvement in horse hay-rakes



E. TREMBLAY.

HORSE HAY-RARE.

Patented Mary 2, 1876.

rLFETERS. PNOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D. C.

Etienne Taurin-LAY, or cuicornn FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS, Assie'uon `ro 'runV nnrcnnnfa TAYLOR AGRICULTURAL 'root coMrANY. f

IMPROVEMENT IHN HORSEHAY-RAKES@ Specification farmingl part of 'Letters 'Patent N.'l77,03`3, dated May 2,1876# application'med s a v To allwhomMuay/concern: l

Be it known that I, EUCILER TREMBLAY,. of Ohicopee Falls, in thefState of Massachu--- setts, have invented a new and usetul Improvement in Horse-Rakes; and thatthc following is a full, clear, andexact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making'a part of this specification and description, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The object of my invention is to adjust the beams which carry the raketeeth `and the clearers to any desired heightwith reference to the axle of the machine, and to provide an adjustable foot-rest and lever, for the greater 4 slot and securing it; and it also consists-of a tooth-socket made in two parts. the one part provided with a vertical loop, through which the tooth extends, and the other part provided with an eye or socket, into which the end of the tooth is hooked, with a verticalv stud projecting upward from either part by the side of the tooth,.to keep the latter in place. It also consists of a lever pivoted either to the lower end of the seat-bar or to the crossbar, to which 'lever is pivoted a foot-rest, which may be adjusted upon the lever by a bolt inserted through the lever and foot-piece, either farther from or nearer to the seat, to accom modate the driver in operating the beams which carry the rake-teeth and clearers, as will be more fully hereinafter described.

Figure I is a side view of somuch ot' a horserake as is necessary to show my invention as applied thereto. Fig. II is a plan view, showing the adjustable arm to which I hinge the rake and clearer beams, and also showing the tooth-socket. slotted piece to which the arm is attached, showing the manner of its adjustment. Fig.

Fig. III is a front view ot' the ocrobmno, 1875. V O- the toothlsocket; and .Fig.'.V is a planview of thepivoted lever and adjustable foot-rest..

' ln the drawings, B represents the axle, to which lis attached the pieceb, hav-ing avertical slot, b', made therein, through which is upright piece a, made upon the arm a', to secure the latter atf any desired heightfon the piece b, to hold the rake-beam Il andclearerbeam at the desired height from the ground.

projecting from the under surfaces of said arms. gEach tooth-socket It is made in two parts, one part, BA, having the eye or projectionh thereon, in which is aho'let", to hook ing ahole, s, and the lug i projecting upward. Thevother part h! has the upright projection or loopk, through which extendsthe rake` that after the tooth hasl been passed through end of the part lill-being placed over or upon the small end ot" the part R, with the holes s, one over the other; both parts IL' and It are securedvto the axle` by a screw orbolt inserted through the holes s, and turned into the axle. To the lower end of the seat-bar I, or upon the cross-bar H, is secured the piece F, in which is pivoted, at Gr, the lever D. To this lever-is pivoted, at o, the part C, having a projecting footrest, E, and also provided with holes w, by which to adjust it upon the lever,

lever, by which adjustment the foot-rest is brought nearer to the seat, or farther from it, as may be desired.

The tooth-socket R being made in two parts, as thus described, it is, of' course, immaterial whether the lug 'i' is made upon the 'part h or upon the part It 5 but to facilitate the removal from and attachment to the socket ofthe tooth,

then the tooth may be removed or unhooked from the eye h as soon as the .screw c is rethe socket, whereas if made on the part R the screw 'v must first be removed, and the IV yis a plan view,`showing. the two partsof insertedthe bolt e, which is Vturned'into the v They clearer-beam N rests in sockets in the arms a", and the rake-head N is hinged to'lugs the end ofthe rake-tooth l into, and also havv tooth and is also provided withk a hole, '8, so`

the loop 7 and hooked into the eye IL, thelargel l by a bolt, x', inserted through the holes and I prefer to make the lug t' upon the part h', asA

moved from the holes s in the two parts of l tooth be elevated above the lug to unhook it,

and afterward `drawn through the'loopn k, it' entirely removed. The object of the said loop is to allow euch tooth to havea little free play in a vertical direction, to clear itself more vcompletely from obstacles on the ground, and yet to hold the tooth down toits work properly.

.1t should be stated that the arm L is secured* rmly to the lower end ofthe lever D, and the link L is pivotedv atv one end to said arm, and

. at the other end to the piece O, made fast to :y Ythe beam N, to 4 which the rake-teeth and their sockets R areasecurcd, so that the teeth may be raised `and lowered either by the footof the driver or by the hand, or both.

Having thus described my 1nvent-ion,`what I claim as new is- 1. `In an improved horse-rake, provided with teethfelearers, the combination of the following vlementszthe axlevB, the slotted 4 i Q u w f 111,033

piece b, the piece a.,having`l` thereon thefarm a', y with; its vlllug, the@ rake-head "Nhiugedto th'elatter, and the eearerfbeam N-rallcbinr bined substantially as described.` y y l 2. In `an improved horse-rake, the combination of the tooth llaudfthe tootlrsockletl, made in two parts, h( and R', "both, parts; :se-F cured together andi` tothe beam` N by a screw, fu, and provided iviththejlug and the eyeuh, N l to secure the tooth properly'in positiongsub-fw u stantially-` as deseribedgI 3. In an improved horse-fake,theeorrrbiua` tion of the lever D, ltherjadjustable `piece C, i 'having the foot-restqEythereon,`the arm L`,the i link L',- and thepiece O, secured to the beam u N, all su'bstantiallyas herein 'sietiorth Witnesses! i i l l u FRED. N. WITHREL, u GEO. S.TAvLoR.

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